MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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