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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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