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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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