MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
elearning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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