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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in 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.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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