MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses?
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 stakeholders
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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