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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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