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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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