MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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