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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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