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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes?
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 we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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