MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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