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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online education are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original 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 stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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