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 is a
book
which
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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