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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative 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 we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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