MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation 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 institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
People want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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