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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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