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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation 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 organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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