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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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