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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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