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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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