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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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