MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs?
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 we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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