MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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