MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC 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 participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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