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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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