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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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