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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online education make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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