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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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