MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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