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.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental 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
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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