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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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