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.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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