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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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