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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
elearning have empowered
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
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 massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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