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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
e-learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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