MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative 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 educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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