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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning 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 of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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