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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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