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.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies 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
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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