MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative 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 participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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