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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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