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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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