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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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