MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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