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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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