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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Micronesia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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