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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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