MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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