MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and 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 participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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