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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Libya to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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