MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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