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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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