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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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