MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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