MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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