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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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