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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online education technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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