MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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