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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
elearning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues 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 e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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