MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online 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 institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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