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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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