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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
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 organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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