MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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