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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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