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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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