MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment 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 educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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