MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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