MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment 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
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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