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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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