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
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses?
What 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 educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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