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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online education technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mayotte to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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