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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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