MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
generally 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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