MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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