MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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