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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
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