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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners 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.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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