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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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