MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
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
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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