MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative 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
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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