MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and 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
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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