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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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