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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
elearning are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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