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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental 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 teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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