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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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