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 is a
book
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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