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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
elearning have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental 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 participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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