MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental 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 organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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