MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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