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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What 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
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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