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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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