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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada 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 we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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