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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online education have empowered
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental 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 educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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