MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and 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 participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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