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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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