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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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