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
which
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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