MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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