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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
elearning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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