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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Singapore to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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