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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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