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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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