MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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