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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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