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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative 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
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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