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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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