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.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
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 organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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