MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
elearning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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