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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental 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 educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important 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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