MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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