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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes?
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 educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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