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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online education technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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