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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education technology enable
humans
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What 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 educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|