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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Japan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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