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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses 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 online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Japan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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