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.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online learning have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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