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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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