MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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