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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation 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 we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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