MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online education technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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