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.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning enable
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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