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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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