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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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