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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
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