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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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