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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment 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 institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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