MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gabon to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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