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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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