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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
elearning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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