MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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