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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and 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 organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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