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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are considering
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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