MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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