MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily 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 numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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