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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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