MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online education have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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