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.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original 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 stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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