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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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