MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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