MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and 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 stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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