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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Chile to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental 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 participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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