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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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