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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies 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
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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