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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major 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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