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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Belgium to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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