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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
electronic educational technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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