MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
elearning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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