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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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