MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment 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 institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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