MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental 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 stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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