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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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