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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing 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
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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