MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
have to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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