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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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