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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
iversity 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 teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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