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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ascension 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 we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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