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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with massively open online courses and open education resources.
There are dozens of thought-provoking new e-learning technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation.
It is challenging to engage and inspire humans in online environments.
The open education resources (OER) movement was the inspiration for the first massively open online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are a form of electronic education technology.
How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable?
How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high participant dropout rates?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are being used successfully?
Recent advances in digital learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online.
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help people succeed in these MOOC courses.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about these MOOC classes and other kinds of open education resources (OER) persist.
This enlightening new massive open online courses book studies pragmatic strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
To learn more please visit this Open Education Book website.
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