MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses?
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 participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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