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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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