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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental 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 organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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