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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation 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
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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