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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and 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
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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