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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
People want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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