MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
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 educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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