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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
have to 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 educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
open education
initiatives.
People want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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