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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
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
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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