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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
online education technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOC 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 educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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