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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What 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 educators
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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