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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online learning have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Serbia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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