MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
elearning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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