MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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