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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and 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 participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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