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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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