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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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