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.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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