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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
digital education technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jordan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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