MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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