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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally 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 many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Palau to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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