MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Finland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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