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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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