MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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