MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation 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 organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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