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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment 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 stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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