MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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