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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online education technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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