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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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