MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guam to conduct these MOOC classes?
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 we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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