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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
e-learning enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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