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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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