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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOC classes?
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 participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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