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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
experiments.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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