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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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