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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
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.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
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 we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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