MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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