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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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