MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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