MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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