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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students 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 a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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