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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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