MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation 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 stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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