MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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