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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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