MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
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
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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