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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental 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 we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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