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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
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
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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