MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
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 learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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