MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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