MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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