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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation 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 teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
key 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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