MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
elearning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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