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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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