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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental 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 institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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