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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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