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.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take 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 MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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