MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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