MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original 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 we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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