MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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