MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
elearning have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer 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 institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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