MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What 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 teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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