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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning have empowered
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Emory University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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