MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
new open education
ventures.
People want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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