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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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