MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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