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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment 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
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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