MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies 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 issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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