MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning enable
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively 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
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
People want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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