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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs?
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 participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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