MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity 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 educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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