MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative 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 institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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