MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative 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 participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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