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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Haiti to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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