MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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