MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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