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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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