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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental 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 stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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