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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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