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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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