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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative 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
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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