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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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 online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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