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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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