MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
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.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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