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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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