MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education enable
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching 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
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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