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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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