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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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