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.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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