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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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