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.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cambodia to conduct these MOOC courses?
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 participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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