MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The New School to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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