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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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