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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original 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 educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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