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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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