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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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