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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
elearning are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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