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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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