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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
elearning enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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