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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online 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 we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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