MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original 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
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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