MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
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
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
open education
initiatives.
People want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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