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.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
most important 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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