MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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