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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving 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 quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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