MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
People want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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