MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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