MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
elearning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation 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 we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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