MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment 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
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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