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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
e-learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment 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 the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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