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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Angola to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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