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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important 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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