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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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