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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning have enabled
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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