MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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