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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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