MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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