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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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