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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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