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
book
which
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
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 quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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