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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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