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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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