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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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