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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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