MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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