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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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