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
book
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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