MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation 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 stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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