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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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