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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
elearning are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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 massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Romania to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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