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.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original 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 participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also analyzes the
key 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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