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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and 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 institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
People want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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