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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Italy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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