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.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Morocco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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