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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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