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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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