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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
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 teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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