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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
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
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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