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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
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 teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Niue to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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