MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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