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.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
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
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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