MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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