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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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