MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
online education have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massive 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 participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches 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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