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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
technology-enhanced learning enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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