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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because 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 participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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