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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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