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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
elearning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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