MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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