MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
elearning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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