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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because online 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 quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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