MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education have enabled
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
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 online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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