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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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