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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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