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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
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
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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