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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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