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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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