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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning have empowered
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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