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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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