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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental 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 educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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