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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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