MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palau 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 teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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