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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Benin to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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