MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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