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
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students 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 several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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