MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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