MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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