MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
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 educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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