MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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