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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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