MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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