MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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