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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online learning have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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