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.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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