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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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