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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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