MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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 is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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