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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
India to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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