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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning enable
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive 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 we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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