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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
electronic education technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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