MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
El Salvador to conduct these massively open online 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 educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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