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.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative 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 organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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