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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
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
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
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