MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
India to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also examines 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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