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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
