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.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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