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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively 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 stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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