MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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