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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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