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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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