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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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