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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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