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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and 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 organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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