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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online 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 participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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