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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
e-learning are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original 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 teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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