MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online education have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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