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.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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