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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative 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 educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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