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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online education are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these MOOCs?
What original 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 problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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