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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
e-learning are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative 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
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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