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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
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