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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses 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.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment 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 stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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