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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
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.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
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