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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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