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.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original 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 participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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