MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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
which
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs?
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 stakeholders
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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