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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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