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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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