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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation 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 we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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