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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
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 massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palau to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and 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 issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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