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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental 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
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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