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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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