MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive 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 we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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