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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative 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 we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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