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.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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