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.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental 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 stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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