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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment 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 the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
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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