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.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning make it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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