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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
People want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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