MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment 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
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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