MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
digital education technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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