MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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