MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online education have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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