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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education technology enable
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative 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 we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Students want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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