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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and 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
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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