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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning have empowered
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What 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 organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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