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.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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