MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
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
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original 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 institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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