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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original 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 organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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