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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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