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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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