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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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