MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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