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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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