MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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