MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students 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 a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment 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 stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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