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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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