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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic education technology enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative 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 teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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