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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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