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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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