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.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs?
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 teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also analyzes 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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