MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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