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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly 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.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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