MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
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
organizations like
Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental 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 institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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