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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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