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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses?
What 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 participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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