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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|