MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
online learning make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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