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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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