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
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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