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.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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