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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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