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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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