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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning have empowered
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Iran to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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