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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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