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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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