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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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