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 is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mayotte to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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