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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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