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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
online education have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC 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
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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