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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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