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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niue to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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