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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning have enabled
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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