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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Zimbabwe 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 stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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