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.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
blended learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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