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.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Japan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
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
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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