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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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