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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online education have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental 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 teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
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