MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original 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 teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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