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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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