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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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