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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
blended learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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