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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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