MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Belgium to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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