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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
elearning are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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