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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Panama to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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