MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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