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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Chile to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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