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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Emory University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original 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 participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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