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.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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