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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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