MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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