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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Argentina to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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