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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original 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 problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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