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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Finland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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