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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
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 online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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