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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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