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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
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
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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