MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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