MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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