MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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