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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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