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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online learning have empowered
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
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 a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Macau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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