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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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