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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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