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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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