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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online education are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
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 quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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