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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment 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 institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|