MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
blended learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
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