MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes 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.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students 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 numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Broward College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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