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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and 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 teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key 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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