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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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