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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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