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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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