MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
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 organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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