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
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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