MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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