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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment 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 the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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