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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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