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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental 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 institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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