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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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