MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Azerbaijan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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