MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
elearning have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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