MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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