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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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