MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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