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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation 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
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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