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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology enable
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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