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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Malta to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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