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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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