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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning have enabled
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to deal 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 institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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