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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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