MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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