MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
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 is a
book
which
researches
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
e-learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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