MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and 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 teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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