MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation 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 stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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