MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online 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 stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
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