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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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