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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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