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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes?
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
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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