MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Romania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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