MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses?
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 institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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