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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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