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.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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