MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
learning technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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