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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative 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 teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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