MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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