MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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