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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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