MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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