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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online education technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
People want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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