MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gambia to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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