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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners 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 numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Laos to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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