MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
are considering
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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