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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Navassa Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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