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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
elearning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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