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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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