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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iraq to conduct these MOOC 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 teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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