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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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