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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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