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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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