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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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