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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental 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 organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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