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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cameroon to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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